Yan Cigui Chapter 41

 Night is slowly falling.

Su Ke, who was so dizzy on his knees, returned to the house and lay motionless on the bed under the earnest eyes of his grandmother and mother.

Although I don't know what happened, I finally don't have to kneel there anymore.

God knows how much he has suffered in these two days!

The sun was scorching, and the eyes of those who were passing by and came to watch were even more venomous.

Those ridicules flooded into his ears all the time, and the same word came over and over again: shameful.

 In the other room, in the elegant room of Jinmanlou, Xu Jian drank a cup of tea.

Xia Qinglue sat aside, made three cold dishes as toppings, and ordered a bowl of noodle soup.

 Xu Jian had dinner in the palace, but he was still hungry until now.

The door of the private room was slightly open, and the sounds from the lobby below could be heard.

 “I went to see it, and I really didn't kneel down anymore.”

"Maybe he gave up. Not a single nobleman in the Chengyi Mansion is left."

"The princess is right. They are really decent people. They broke off the marriage first. I think his family has figured it out and won't be shameless."

“That is, knowing the virtues of his own son, he still persecutes good girls from other families.”

 Amid the one-sided trend, an unexpected saying came out: "A prodigal son will never be able to change his fortune in exchange for gold."

 Then, there was a rebuttal.

“Let your girl marry you, will you agree?”

“What this says is that this family is the government of the country, what kind of family are we..."

"That's right, you and I are both barefooted people, and my sincere uncle has a good reputation. Why should I wrong the girl?"

 “That's right!”

Xu Jian sipped her tea with a relaxed expression.

He said that with Lin Yunyan's ability, she must have arranged the instigator, and it was impossible to be led by the Duke Xu's government.

As long as she pretends to be pitiful in Cining Palace and uses the Queen Mother's favor to treat her, it is not impossible to ask for a decree to cancel the engagement.

There is no need for his help in this matter.

 The little princess can handle it all by herself.

He went to interfere, but Jing Daduan reminded him.

Add oil to the fire, the oil will spread out, and the fire will slowly burn, and then people elsewhere will also be burned.

Xia Qinglue finished the last bite.

　　Rinsing his mouth slowly, he looked Xu Jian up and down: "Have you really taken a liking to the Empress Dowager?"

Hearing the sound, Xu Jian turned to look at him and raised her eyebrows: "Why did you say that?"

"Let me go and talk to the Holy Master," Xia Qinglue became curious, "It won't lead to uneven roads, right?"

"That's not true," Xu Jian leaned back in his chair and lazily said, "I stabbed Xu Guogong several times this morning. He must have found it puzzling and might even suspect that I was causing trouble behind his back."

Xia Qing said briefly: "It's reasonable."

"I don't like to bear the blame for nothing," Xu Jian said, "then show him the mischief."

Xia Qing slightly frowned.

 It suited Xu Jian's temper very well, but it didn't seem to be that simple. He couldn't judge clearly at the moment.

 Xu Jian simply ignored the topic and said, "Guess whether there will be anyone who catches Xu Guogong and scolds him tomorrow."

Xia Qinglue's thoughts were distracted: "Have you done enough scolding in the past two days? The Holy Emperor has made it clear that he doesn't want to hear it, and the censor will not tell the scandal again."

 Xu Jian laughed: "I guess someone scolded me."

 guess, there is a chance of winning, and the order is a bowl of cold noodles.

In the morning of the next day, Xu Jian listened to the Shuntian Prefecture Yin sternly accusing Xu Guogong's Palace of disrupting public order. Under Xu Guogong's eyes, Xu Jian once again showed a "too happy" smile.

 Look, Mr. Shan is so down-to-earth.

From what Jing Daduan saw yesterday, the people in Xu Guogong's Mansion were all acting as the masters of the family in Shuntian Mansion. How could Shan Shen be able to swallow this breath?     A complaint booklet is indispensable.

After leaving the court, the Holy Master walked up to Xu Guogong. This time, in addition to his warning eyes, he said: "How many twists and turns are there in this drama? Can you explain to me?"

　　　 Xu Guogong fell to his knees in a hurry and said he was "frightened".

 The Holy Spirit rolled up his sleeves and strode out of the hall.

 Xu Guogong got up from the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Unable to care about criticizing Xu Jian's schadenfreude, he hurried back home.

"There is no need to look for that person. No matter who is behind the plot, we will not look for him." After Xu Guogong finished speaking, he told his wife, "Prepare the Gengtie and send it back to Uncle Chengyi's house. This marriage cannot be concluded."

Mrs. Xu Guogong's face turned extremely pale.

“But we have been tricked!” Mrs. Xu Guogong tapped her cane hard.

"Are you going to tell the emperor this?" Xu Guogong said with a sullen face, "We can only suffer the loss of being dumb!"

Continuing to look for people, they must go in and out of Shuntian Mansion. The few waiters are still detained by the Yamen, and only they have seen the "steward" who passed the message.

 But Shan Shen is not a soft persimmon. If he can read one book, he will read the second one.

Continuing to insist on the engagement, everyone in the Chengyi Mansion has not returned to the house. Lin Yunyan is still hiding in Cining Palace. Originally she was just pretending to be pitiful with the Empress Dowager. When she hears what the emperor said today, she will definitely go to the imperial study to cry miserably.

 At that time, when the emperor hears a new piece of the opera, will they, Xu Guogong's mansion, still have something good to eat?

"There is no one in Chengyi's house," Xu Guogong gritted his teeth. "Send him directly to Cining Palace and break off the marriage in front of the Queen Mother. I have to bow my head. Go now!"

Mrs. Xu Guogong responded with regret.

As the sun sets in the sky, the side hall gradually gets hotter.

Lin Yunyan was lying on the couch, fanning herself with a cattail leaf fan.

Mother Ma came in and whispered in her ear: "Mrs. Xu Guogong handed over the sign. In fear of being rejected, she specifically stated that the engagement was cancelled, and asked the Queen Mother to be a witness."

“You figured it out so quickly?” Lin Yunyan asked.

"Early in the morning, Shuntian Prefecture Yin also read a copy of Xu Guogong. The Holy Emperor was very unhappy. Although he didn't scold him, his tone was very serious." Mother Ma said.

"I thought they would have to hold out for a few more days..." Lin Yunyan curled her lips and wanted to make a few more comments, but suddenly remembered something, "Su Ke was called back yesterday, right?"

"That's right," Ma Ma nodded, "The people watching outside Duke Xu's mansion said that there was a servant in the palace who went to visit."

Lin Yunyan's eyes rolled.

Cining Palace did not send any internal servants, so it was undoubtedly the Imperial Study Room.

The emperor would not come out of the blue like this, then...

“Yesterday morning at court, Duke Fu stabbed Xu Guogong several times and almost got into a fight,” Lin Yunyan pondered, “Did Xu Jian go to the imperial study later?”

 The first half is well known.

 Mama Ma couldn't answer the second half.

Fortunately, this matter is not difficult to find out. Mother Ma went out for a walk and nodded to Lin Yunyan when she came back: "I went into the imperial study room with Young Master Xia Wu, and later I stayed with Duke Fuguo for dinner."

When Lin Yunyan heard this, her brows stretched, her eyes curled up and she smiled: "There are quite a lot of things to take care of."

Mammy Ma didn't understand the reason: “Why did Duke Fuguo help me?”

Lin Yunyan did not answer immediately, but the smile in her eyes faded a little.

 She has the answer in her heart.

Xu Jian's move was to use her platform to make plans of his own.

Su Ke is a brick, and the jade is still behind.

The more severe the emperor was to Xu Guogong, the more he would not be able to handle him lightly in the future.

 One stone, three birds, four birds?

With Xu Jian's temperament, he would not let go of the benefits he could get.

It's really more like becoming a fat person after one bite. She can't compare to Xu Jian.

Of course I couldn't tell Mother Ma this, so Lin Yunyan just made up a random sentence: "Probably, I'm too busy."

 Thanks to the book friends "Everything Is Happy 166", "Everything Is Happy 166", and Xu Bicheng's Official Girlfriend for their rewards.

Chapter end